# The Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 4: Persons to whom dog licences may be issued

Extent: N.I.

(1) The person to whom a dog licence is issued shall be the keeper of the dog.
(2) The following persons shall be disqualified for obtaining or holding a dog licence—
(a) a person disqualified for keeping a dog under Article 33A orsection 33 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;
(b) a person under the age of 16.
(3) A dog licence purporting to be held by a person disqualified by paragraph (2) for holding a licence shall be void.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/764/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-4
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